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The Compendium: 15 August

Robin Williams was loved in the movies and he featured in a few ads along the way too for the likes of Snickers, Apple (here’s another front cover whoopsie for The Herald) and the Legend of Zelda (he even named his daughter after the main character). 

Easily the best pizza commercial ever made.

High on a high lived … Tina Turner. 

The next instalment of Southern Comfort’s great ‘Whatever’s Comfortable’ campaign, and it was perfectly timed for Shark Week. 

More cool shit you can do with iPads but probably never will. 

Video game characters jumping around. 

Arnie struggles with simple geography.

HP’s Vine-inspired TV ad. 

The Muppets cover The Beastie Boys.

A schmaltzy but good-lookin’ effort to get more people to South Africa. 

A very serious food documentary. 

What to do when your phone goes off during a live interview. 

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